United States v. Joshua Mazique Burton Quinton B. Carr

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Joshua Burton and Quinton Carr were convicted and sentenced for conspiracy to commit robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (“conspiracy”), and for attempted robbery by force, violence and intimidation, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a) and 2 (“bank robbery”). On appeal, Appellants contend the Government’s evidence was insufficient to convict them of either offense and that the district court erred in adding a six-level increase to their offense levels for “otherwise using a firearm.” We affirm.

BACKGROUND

On December 21, 1994, two armed men attempted to rob…